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The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1946-12-05

The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1946-12-05 page 1

News 1 IMES EE MHERST VOL XVIII, NO. 49 AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1946 THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD NEWS OF THE by Margaret Henry Football Banquet The annual football banquet was held last evening in the school gymnasium. The program was as follows: " Master of Ceremonies, Jeep Davis; Lineman, Mr. Powers; Center, Mr. "Sid" Gillman, coach at Miami U.; Football Captain, Jerry Green; and Football coach, Mr. V. D. Pincombe. Dinner was served by the Par-, ent-Teacher Association under the supervision of the president, Mrs. George Rosenkranz. Duriing the dinner, music was furnished by the string ensemble composed of E'.ther Sick, Jean Kleps, Jean Mieller, LaVonne Mueller, Dale Richmond, Mar-jorie Nabors, Lei'i Ott, and Lorraine Decaire. A ir the banquet, Cook's Orehestn. played for the landing. News from Catiforna A letter from Mary Powers, who is spending several months in Californa, tells of a recent visit with Juanita Stark. Juanita plansm to return to the movies in a short time. Evaluaion under Way A committe of teachers headed by Mr. Thomas has begun the task of evaluating the work of the entire school curriculum. When the work has been completed, the findings plus material covered In each course from tlhe first grade through the entire high school will be published. Members of the committe in addition to Mr. Thomas are Miss Schneider, Miss Ehrman and Mrs. Egeland. Guests of Rotary On Monday, Mrs. Egeland and the three Prince of Peace winders were guests of the Rotary Club. Margaret Choate, Rosemary George, and Robert Was- hka gave the declamations which Donates $1,000 To Hospital Board . When members of the Amherst Hospital Auxiliary met last week officers were elected. Mrs. Alice Jaeger was named president; Mrs. Lucille Ludwig, vice-president; Mrs. Ruth Slack, recording secretary; Mrs. Helen Schibley, financial secretary; and Mrs. Carl Deeds, treasurer. During the business meeting the group voted to send $1,000 to the hospital board for the laundry unit and also to sponsor a local "kiddy show" duriing the Christmas vacation period. December 13 at 1 o'clock was announced as the next meeting date instead of December 23. Mrs. Melvin Slack and Mrs. Emery Schibley will be hostesses. Each member will bring a gift of canned goods or something suitable for the nursery which will be donated to the hospital. Hostesses were Mrs. Carl Deeds amd Mrs. David Goldthorpe. Tureen Supper Held By Married Couples9 Class A tureen supper was held last week for the Married Couples' class of St. Peter'6 Evangelical and Reformed Church, with 14 couples present. During the business meeting plans were made for no December meeting due to the holidays. Hosts for the January meeting will be Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mulford. During the program, Mrs. J. Ries, Vermilion, gave an, illustrated talk on the topic "The House By the Side' of the Road." Mrs. Fred Krapp of Vermilion was accompanist at the piano. Hosts were Mr. and Mrs. W. Schulz and Mr. and Mrs. G. Holl-stein.GUESTS SUNDAY Warren Brill last week end visited in Cleveland with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Amdi Mr. Oust Emmerich, Mist Helen Emmerich and Mrs. Alfred Brill were also Sunday guests of Mr. and Mr Frank Arndt, HIGH SCHOOL they will deliver in the county contest. Barbara Tabbert is the weekly guest of the club, being its pianist. Commercial Club Meets Margaret Ward, '46 was the guest speaker when the Commercial Club met on Tuesday, November 26. Writing Letters The French and Spanish Clubs have started a new project. They are ,now writing letters to students in France and Spain. P.T.A. Meets The P.T.A will meet Monday evening in the school auditorium. A Christmas program will be given by the lower grades. Assemblies by Bob Meesigr The Thanksgiving assembly was conducted by Reverend Bol-lens. Music was furnished by the junior and senior high school choruses. Mrs. Ehrman sang a solo, "Thanks Be to God." Tomorrow afternoon at 12:30 the high school will have an assembly on liquid air.. The demonstration will be given by Mr. John Sloan, M.A., of Duke University, Durham, N.C. Prince Of Peace Contestants Give i j Talks At Rotary j Margaret Choate, Rosemary : George, and Robert Washka, 'winners of the Prince of Peace j contest held at the high school last week, were guest speakers at the regular meeting of the Rotary Club on Monday noon of this week. The three students, who will compete later this month In the 'county-wide contest, gave their winning speeches for Rotarians. Other guests at the meeting were Mrs. . Egelamd, speech instructor at the high school, and iRMarians George Smith, William J Baker,' and.R, B. Miller, of the 'Lorain Club; and Ben Hindman and Harry Reynolds of the Ely-,ria Club. Leaves For Coast Guard Duty In North Atlantic Jack Simaskevich, RMlc of the U. S. Coast Guard, left Wednesday for weather and ice patrol duty In the North Atlantic. He entered service December 23, 1941, and served a year and a half iin. Greenland on submarine patrol, and a year and a half in the South Pacific. For the past five months he has been stationed at a Cleveland Coast Guard radio at Gate's Mills. Mrs. George Nagel To Entertain At Christmas Party Circle 2 of St. Ann's Society of St. Joseph's Church met last week at the home of Mrs. Caroline Kelch. Winners in cards were Mrs. G. Schieferstein, Mrs. Mabel Mc-Dermottf Mrs. J. Kovach, and Mrs. Anna Morrison. Mrs. George Nagel will entertain members in, two weeks at her home at a Christmas party. PLEDGED Autumn quarter pledges announced from Ohio State University at Columbus, include Miss Jeanne A. Mori, Amherst, pledged Delta Gamma. ON HONOR LIST Edwin C. Foster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Foster, Amherst, is among those Included on the honor list released this week from Ohio State University. Foster, who has been enrolled in the College of Commerce and Administration, placed on the honor list by virtue of averages of "B" or better In all hissubjects. Among Amherst's Younger Group Pictured above are more of the children who were photographed by the Woltz Studios in June. The children, reading from left to right, are: Betty, two and a "Rockets" To Play First Home Game Dec. 2 At School Amherst again will be represented by a strong basketball club called the Rockets. The Rockets were formerly the Am herst Hardwares, and have now strengthened themselves with plenty of mew stars. Jerry Gormley, former coach of the Amherst Hardware's and a former member of the Olsen Swedes from Missouri, again will direct the squad. The roster includes Lawson, Montgomery, Friend, who are former Purdue University athletes, "Bo" Braun, former Amherst star who was selected on theAll-Ohio in '43; Dick Beam, 6'3", center from last year's high school squad, Ray Waters, for- Clearview star, Walt Gambish, ex-Amherst eager, Jack Kennedy Semanovich and Bob Sanborn, former Lorain athletes and sev eral other stars. The Rockets will play all of their home games at the Amherst High school gym and already have booked in some good clubs such as the New York Globe Trotters, Akron Goodyears, Akron O'Neils, Fort Wayne G. E., New York Legionaires, and hope to bring to Amherst some other wll kn wn clubs. This will be the seventeenth season that Amherst has been represented by a strong outfit and are looking forward to mak ing this season the best. The first home game is Tuesday, December 10, and the opponent will be Fremont. The High School band will furnish the music during the game. Last Sunday, the Rockets jour- meyed to Akron where they beat the strong Polish Club 49- 43. W. J. Bodmann Co. To Celebrate Fifty-fifth Anniversary Saturday; Will Open New Basement Store W. J. Bodman andCo. will celebrate their 55th anniversary and the opening of their new basement store, Saturday, December 7. The new department has just been completed and will be open Saturday for business. The newi addition will carry chinaware, glassware, end dinnerware. On November 9, 1891, W. J. Bodman. went into business at the same location he is now doing business. Then fire broke out December 26, 1900 and the store was completely destroyed. In 1901 Bodman built the block where the store is now located. During that time he carried groceries and dry goods. It wasn't until 1923 that he sold out the groceries and carried drygoods, china and wallpaper. His son, William Bodman Jr, took interest in the store in 1922. Later, In 1936, he started his own store, as Bill's Shop." Ravenna Visitors Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Greene, xappunee, inu., accompanied oy i their son and wife, were recent overnight guests of Mrs. H. W. Powers, who accompanied them to Ravenna, where they attended a family gathering on Thanksgiving day at the home of their brother, Mr. C. E. Green, and wife. half; and Barbara, four years old, : daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Earl I Hartle; Donnie, three and a half, 'and Judy, two year old son ana daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Prince of Peace Declamation Contest To Have Three High School Students Amherst Comets Defeated Twice by Bob Meesig The Amherst Comets were de feated by the South Amherst Cavaliers, in their second game of the year, the filial score be- ing 42-24 The Amherst team made most of their points in fouls, which were plentiful against both teams during the game. In the reserve game, Amherst lost in a close battle, both teams playing good ball. The final score was 25-22. In the third game, the Amherst Junior High beat South Amherst Junior High 20-4. On November 27, in the opening game of the season, the Amherst Comets were defeated by Lorain on the Steelmen's home floor by a score of 56-33. It was a fast game and although the Comets showed good teamwork they were found trailing at the half by a score of 30-17. Many of the Comets' points were made by foul shots. The high score man was Prittie. The Amherst Reserves also suffered a setback by a score-of 41-16. Both Amherst teams are, new, the varsity having lost all its players and the reserves just starting. Both the Lorain teams have back seasoned players. Boys Home on Leave ! Recently several alumni have : visited school while on furlough: I Jack Bruce, Navy, stationed at IGreat Lakes; Howard Maegle, Navy, San Diego; Frank Kasza, Army, Pittsburgh, California; Robert Herbst, Army, just left for overseas; and Russell Dod-son, called home from Newfoundland by the illness of his father. Tom lleinzerling To Be Discharged From U. S. Army Pvt. Tom Heinzerling, son ,of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Heinzerling, arrived in Amherst last Wednes day on terminal leave, from Maxwell Field, Alabama. Tom will be discharged from the army December 14. He said is as yet undecided as to his future plans. Mrs. II. Monger Hostess Monday Mrs. H. A. Monger, So. Main Street, was hostess to the Pyth ian Past Chief's Club Monday evening with Mrs. Anna Lynch. co-hostess. I Following the business meet- InB. "Pansy Sisters" for M47 were drawn. The gift exchange revealed this year's "Sisters." Prizes for various games were awarded to Mrs. Jessie McLean, Mrs. Kattie Stevens, and Mrs. BernJce Hestom. A dessert course was served to the group with favors of nut cups decorated with Christmas trees. Weiland; Ardith, one and a half, and Jackie, three year old daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Johi:v Priestas. The Lorain County Prince of Peace Declamation. Contest will be held Sunday evening, December 8, in the South Amherst Congregational Church at 7:30. This contest is a part of the state-wide Prince of Peace Declamation Contest held by the Ohio Council of Churches. j A silver medal will be given j by the Ohio Council of Churches j to the winner of this contest and , the winner will compete in the District Contest to be held in January for a gold medal. The District Contest winners will compete in the State Contest, the winner of first place receiving $200 in cash and a four year free tuition college scholarship; the winner of second place $100 and a two year free tuition college scholarship and the winner of third place, $50 and a one year tuition college scholarship.The State Contest will be held in, January in Columbus. The following speakers, all representatives of Amherst High School, will compete in the County Contest: Margaret Choate, Rosemary George, and Robert Washka. Arrangements for the contest have been under the direction of Mrs. Margaret Egeland, County Chairman, and the Reverend Myron Glick, Local Chairman, who will preside at the County Contest. Fred J. Demuth Funeral Services Funeral services were held for Fred J. Demuth, 63, a resident of Brownhelm, -Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in the Oberlin cemetery, where private burial services were held. Mr. Demuth died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, at the Cleveland Clinic. He is survived by his wife, Dortha, and two sisters, Mrs. Lottie Williams of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mrs. T. W. Morgan, of New York City. Legion Auxiliary Plans Xmas Party Plans were' completed for a Christmas party and tureen supper when members of the Elmer Johnson Post American Legion met last Tuesday evening at the Legion home. The party will be held December 10 at the Legion home. Each member is asked to bring a covered dish and table service for the party. The group voted to donate $50 to the Legion for the use of the hall. Mrs. Dorothy Tabbert and Mrs. Helen Fox served refreshments to about 15 members. K. of P. MEETING The Knight of Pythian, will meet Monday evening, December 9, when they confer the rank of Page on two candidates. Every member is invited to attend the meeting at 8:00 p.m. at the K. of P. Hall. Howard Maegle . F2c Howard Maegle flew home Wednesday morning from California. He leaves Friday evening for Boston. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Maegle, 720 Cleveland Ave. Community Chest Drive Starts With Goal Set At 82,000 Letters were mailed out thfs week to organizations and clubs and individuals to start off the local Commun-week, seeking contributions of $2,000 which will be ity Chest drive which will run until Thursday of next divided up for six different groups. Participating in the proceeds from the drive will be, Enforcement Will Be Continued Say Mayor And Police "Strict enforcement of all traf-; cording to Conrad Zilch, chair-fic and parking ordinances inrnan. Instead, all contributions Amherst is going to continue," ! must be on a voluntary basis and Chief or Police Carl Wenrich may be made at the Lorain stated this week in, the face of County Savings and Trust Co. a few scattered reports that the; Names of contributors will be present campaign is "just to published in the columns of the make a good impression to start .News-Times, starting next week with." I Pointing out that it is his job to enforce all laws, and not interpret which ones should be enforced, Wenrich said that as long as he is in office and has the backing of village officials he intends to continue giving out tickets. If certain ordin ances should not be enforced, he said, it is up to village author)-1 ties to make the decision and not up to him. Mayor H. J. Kane reported that he and council were very well satisfied with results to date j and said that village authorities' would support Wenrich in every j way possible, in the hope that, in the near future, traffic signs' would come to be obeyed rather! than, ignored. i Wives Are Guests Of Noon-Day Club - Wives of members of the Noon Day Club were guests of the club at their regular meeting at St. Joseph's school hall at noon today (Thursday). Tentative plans were discussed for the club's annual party which will be held sometime during the holiday season. $43,000 Mailed Out! In Xmas Savings j By Local Bank j More than $45,000 was mailed out last week by the Amherst branch of the Lorain County Savings and Trust Company to members of its Christmas Sav ings Clubs. The amount is one of the larg est ever sent out locally to part icipants in Christmas Savings Clubs, according to F. J. Berger, assistant manager, and considerably more than the average clubs In other banks of comparable size. I Accounts are now being started for Savings Clubs for the 1947 Christmas season. Charges Follow Traffic Fatality Walter R. Lach, 22, who was charged with reckless driving and fined $10 last week for the collision which took place on N. Ridge Road, just east of Amherst, will be charged with manslaughter.Chief Deputy Sheriff James Elemes announced that the warrant will be sworn after a coroner's report showed that the victim, Mrs. Jennis Robimson, 75, 1323 7th Street, Lorain, died as a result of a collapsed lung. She died at St. Joseph's Hospital Friday. Mrs. Robinson was in a car driven by Peter H. Brown, 1154 8th Street, Lorain. Installation of officers of Stone City Chapter of Eastern Star will be held In Masonic Hall Thursday evening, December 12. the local Boy Scout troop, the local Girl Scout troop, the local Recreation Center, the county Center for Sightless, the national USO, and the local and national Community Chest. No house-to-house canvass has been planned for the drive, ac- Xmas Program To Be Presented Students of the first five grades will present a Christmas program for the December meeting of the Parent Teacher Association, which will be held Monday evening, at 7:30, in. the school auditorium. Miss Pandy and Miss Berger head the committee in charge, and are assisted by the other teachers. The first part of the program will consist of rhythm band selections, dialogues, action stories, and choral readings. The second part will be the Christmas Story, presented by tableaus, readings and carols. The carols will be sung by a mixed chorus of the entire group. Football Banquet' Held Wednesday Sid Gillman, coach at Miami University, was guest speaner at the football banquet last Wednesday evening, at the Amherst High School gym. , Guests at the banquet were the high school football players, coaches and their wives, senior members of the band, and the cheerleaders. The dinner was followed by dancing to Cook's orchestra. The student council is in charge of the program and the. P. T. A. served the dinner. Local People At Training Course Five members of the Congregational Church recently ; completed a six weeks' training course in Elyria, sponsored by the Council of Churches. Mrs. Fleming Brainard and Miss Vivian Bruce studied "My Beliefs in the Bible," conducted by Dr. Leath of the First Congregational Church. Mrs. Earl Cotton, and Mrs. Arthur Hammel completed "Use of the Bible with Children," under the leadership of Miss Cook, Director of Religious Education of the First Methodist Church. Mrs. Heber Ollara took "Methods," given by Dr. Stidley, professor of religious education at Oberlin College. SHOPPING WEEKS LEFT (3 ' i i Smu ...d

News 1 IMES EE MHERST VOL XVIII, NO. 49 AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1946 THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD NEWS OF THE by Margaret Henry Football Banquet The annual football banquet was held last evening in the school gymnasium. The program was as follows: " Master of Ceremonies, Jeep Davis; Lineman, Mr. Powers; Center, Mr. "Sid" Gillman, coach at Miami U.; Football Captain, Jerry Green; and Football coach, Mr. V. D. Pincombe. Dinner was served by the Par-, ent-Teacher Association under the supervision of the president, Mrs. George Rosenkranz. Duriing the dinner, music was furnished by the string ensemble composed of E'.ther Sick, Jean Kleps, Jean Mieller, LaVonne Mueller, Dale Richmond, Mar-jorie Nabors, Lei'i Ott, and Lorraine Decaire. A ir the banquet, Cook's Orehestn. played for the landing. News from Catiforna A letter from Mary Powers, who is spending several months in Californa, tells of a recent visit with Juanita Stark. Juanita plansm to return to the movies in a short time. Evaluaion under Way A committe of teachers headed by Mr. Thomas has begun the task of evaluating the work of the entire school curriculum. When the work has been completed, the findings plus material covered In each course from tlhe first grade through the entire high school will be published. Members of the committe in addition to Mr. Thomas are Miss Schneider, Miss Ehrman and Mrs. Egeland. Guests of Rotary On Monday, Mrs. Egeland and the three Prince of Peace winders were guests of the Rotary Club. Margaret Choate, Rosemary George, and Robert Was- hka gave the declamations which Donates $1,000 To Hospital Board . When members of the Amherst Hospital Auxiliary met last week officers were elected. Mrs. Alice Jaeger was named president; Mrs. Lucille Ludwig, vice-president; Mrs. Ruth Slack, recording secretary; Mrs. Helen Schibley, financial secretary; and Mrs. Carl Deeds, treasurer. During the business meeting the group voted to send $1,000 to the hospital board for the laundry unit and also to sponsor a local "kiddy show" duriing the Christmas vacation period. December 13 at 1 o'clock was announced as the next meeting date instead of December 23. Mrs. Melvin Slack and Mrs. Emery Schibley will be hostesses. Each member will bring a gift of canned goods or something suitable for the nursery which will be donated to the hospital. Hostesses were Mrs. Carl Deeds amd Mrs. David Goldthorpe. Tureen Supper Held By Married Couples9 Class A tureen supper was held last week for the Married Couples' class of St. Peter'6 Evangelical and Reformed Church, with 14 couples present. During the business meeting plans were made for no December meeting due to the holidays. Hosts for the January meeting will be Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mulford. During the program, Mrs. J. Ries, Vermilion, gave an, illustrated talk on the topic "The House By the Side' of the Road." Mrs. Fred Krapp of Vermilion was accompanist at the piano. Hosts were Mr. and Mrs. W. Schulz and Mr. and Mrs. G. Holl-stein.GUESTS SUNDAY Warren Brill last week end visited in Cleveland with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Amdi Mr. Oust Emmerich, Mist Helen Emmerich and Mrs. Alfred Brill were also Sunday guests of Mr. and Mr Frank Arndt, HIGH SCHOOL they will deliver in the county contest. Barbara Tabbert is the weekly guest of the club, being its pianist. Commercial Club Meets Margaret Ward, '46 was the guest speaker when the Commercial Club met on Tuesday, November 26. Writing Letters The French and Spanish Clubs have started a new project. They are ,now writing letters to students in France and Spain. P.T.A. Meets The P.T.A will meet Monday evening in the school auditorium. A Christmas program will be given by the lower grades. Assemblies by Bob Meesigr The Thanksgiving assembly was conducted by Reverend Bol-lens. Music was furnished by the junior and senior high school choruses. Mrs. Ehrman sang a solo, "Thanks Be to God." Tomorrow afternoon at 12:30 the high school will have an assembly on liquid air.. The demonstration will be given by Mr. John Sloan, M.A., of Duke University, Durham, N.C. Prince Of Peace Contestants Give i j Talks At Rotary j Margaret Choate, Rosemary : George, and Robert Washka, 'winners of the Prince of Peace j contest held at the high school last week, were guest speakers at the regular meeting of the Rotary Club on Monday noon of this week. The three students, who will compete later this month In the 'county-wide contest, gave their winning speeches for Rotarians. Other guests at the meeting were Mrs. . Egelamd, speech instructor at the high school, and iRMarians George Smith, William J Baker,' and.R, B. Miller, of the 'Lorain Club; and Ben Hindman and Harry Reynolds of the Ely-,ria Club. Leaves For Coast Guard Duty In North Atlantic Jack Simaskevich, RMlc of the U. S. Coast Guard, left Wednesday for weather and ice patrol duty In the North Atlantic. He entered service December 23, 1941, and served a year and a half iin. Greenland on submarine patrol, and a year and a half in the South Pacific. For the past five months he has been stationed at a Cleveland Coast Guard radio at Gate's Mills. Mrs. George Nagel To Entertain At Christmas Party Circle 2 of St. Ann's Society of St. Joseph's Church met last week at the home of Mrs. Caroline Kelch. Winners in cards were Mrs. G. Schieferstein, Mrs. Mabel Mc-Dermottf Mrs. J. Kovach, and Mrs. Anna Morrison. Mrs. George Nagel will entertain members in, two weeks at her home at a Christmas party. PLEDGED Autumn quarter pledges announced from Ohio State University at Columbus, include Miss Jeanne A. Mori, Amherst, pledged Delta Gamma. ON HONOR LIST Edwin C. Foster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Foster, Amherst, is among those Included on the honor list released this week from Ohio State University. Foster, who has been enrolled in the College of Commerce and Administration, placed on the honor list by virtue of averages of "B" or better In all hissubjects. Among Amherst's Younger Group Pictured above are more of the children who were photographed by the Woltz Studios in June. The children, reading from left to right, are: Betty, two and a "Rockets" To Play First Home Game Dec. 2 At School Amherst again will be represented by a strong basketball club called the Rockets. The Rockets were formerly the Am herst Hardwares, and have now strengthened themselves with plenty of mew stars. Jerry Gormley, former coach of the Amherst Hardware's and a former member of the Olsen Swedes from Missouri, again will direct the squad. The roster includes Lawson, Montgomery, Friend, who are former Purdue University athletes, "Bo" Braun, former Amherst star who was selected on theAll-Ohio in '43; Dick Beam, 6'3", center from last year's high school squad, Ray Waters, for- Clearview star, Walt Gambish, ex-Amherst eager, Jack Kennedy Semanovich and Bob Sanborn, former Lorain athletes and sev eral other stars. The Rockets will play all of their home games at the Amherst High school gym and already have booked in some good clubs such as the New York Globe Trotters, Akron Goodyears, Akron O'Neils, Fort Wayne G. E., New York Legionaires, and hope to bring to Amherst some other wll kn wn clubs. This will be the seventeenth season that Amherst has been represented by a strong outfit and are looking forward to mak ing this season the best. The first home game is Tuesday, December 10, and the opponent will be Fremont. The High School band will furnish the music during the game. Last Sunday, the Rockets jour- meyed to Akron where they beat the strong Polish Club 49- 43. W. J. Bodmann Co. To Celebrate Fifty-fifth Anniversary Saturday; Will Open New Basement Store W. J. Bodman andCo. will celebrate their 55th anniversary and the opening of their new basement store, Saturday, December 7. The new department has just been completed and will be open Saturday for business. The newi addition will carry chinaware, glassware, end dinnerware. On November 9, 1891, W. J. Bodman. went into business at the same location he is now doing business. Then fire broke out December 26, 1900 and the store was completely destroyed. In 1901 Bodman built the block where the store is now located. During that time he carried groceries and dry goods. It wasn't until 1923 that he sold out the groceries and carried drygoods, china and wallpaper. His son, William Bodman Jr, took interest in the store in 1922. Later, In 1936, he started his own store, as Bill's Shop." Ravenna Visitors Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Greene, xappunee, inu., accompanied oy i their son and wife, were recent overnight guests of Mrs. H. W. Powers, who accompanied them to Ravenna, where they attended a family gathering on Thanksgiving day at the home of their brother, Mr. C. E. Green, and wife. half; and Barbara, four years old, : daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Earl I Hartle; Donnie, three and a half, 'and Judy, two year old son ana daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Prince of Peace Declamation Contest To Have Three High School Students Amherst Comets Defeated Twice by Bob Meesig The Amherst Comets were de feated by the South Amherst Cavaliers, in their second game of the year, the filial score be- ing 42-24 The Amherst team made most of their points in fouls, which were plentiful against both teams during the game. In the reserve game, Amherst lost in a close battle, both teams playing good ball. The final score was 25-22. In the third game, the Amherst Junior High beat South Amherst Junior High 20-4. On November 27, in the opening game of the season, the Amherst Comets were defeated by Lorain on the Steelmen's home floor by a score of 56-33. It was a fast game and although the Comets showed good teamwork they were found trailing at the half by a score of 30-17. Many of the Comets' points were made by foul shots. The high score man was Prittie. The Amherst Reserves also suffered a setback by a score-of 41-16. Both Amherst teams are, new, the varsity having lost all its players and the reserves just starting. Both the Lorain teams have back seasoned players. Boys Home on Leave ! Recently several alumni have : visited school while on furlough: I Jack Bruce, Navy, stationed at IGreat Lakes; Howard Maegle, Navy, San Diego; Frank Kasza, Army, Pittsburgh, California; Robert Herbst, Army, just left for overseas; and Russell Dod-son, called home from Newfoundland by the illness of his father. Tom lleinzerling To Be Discharged From U. S. Army Pvt. Tom Heinzerling, son ,of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Heinzerling, arrived in Amherst last Wednes day on terminal leave, from Maxwell Field, Alabama. Tom will be discharged from the army December 14. He said is as yet undecided as to his future plans. Mrs. II. Monger Hostess Monday Mrs. H. A. Monger, So. Main Street, was hostess to the Pyth ian Past Chief's Club Monday evening with Mrs. Anna Lynch. co-hostess. I Following the business meet- InB. "Pansy Sisters" for M47 were drawn. The gift exchange revealed this year's "Sisters." Prizes for various games were awarded to Mrs. Jessie McLean, Mrs. Kattie Stevens, and Mrs. BernJce Hestom. A dessert course was served to the group with favors of nut cups decorated with Christmas trees. Weiland; Ardith, one and a half, and Jackie, three year old daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Johi:v Priestas. The Lorain County Prince of Peace Declamation. Contest will be held Sunday evening, December 8, in the South Amherst Congregational Church at 7:30. This contest is a part of the state-wide Prince of Peace Declamation Contest held by the Ohio Council of Churches. j A silver medal will be given j by the Ohio Council of Churches j to the winner of this contest and , the winner will compete in the District Contest to be held in January for a gold medal. The District Contest winners will compete in the State Contest, the winner of first place receiving $200 in cash and a four year free tuition college scholarship; the winner of second place $100 and a two year free tuition college scholarship and the winner of third place, $50 and a one year tuition college scholarship.The State Contest will be held in, January in Columbus. The following speakers, all representatives of Amherst High School, will compete in the County Contest: Margaret Choate, Rosemary George, and Robert Washka. Arrangements for the contest have been under the direction of Mrs. Margaret Egeland, County Chairman, and the Reverend Myron Glick, Local Chairman, who will preside at the County Contest. Fred J. Demuth Funeral Services Funeral services were held for Fred J. Demuth, 63, a resident of Brownhelm, -Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in the Oberlin cemetery, where private burial services were held. Mr. Demuth died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, at the Cleveland Clinic. He is survived by his wife, Dortha, and two sisters, Mrs. Lottie Williams of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mrs. T. W. Morgan, of New York City. Legion Auxiliary Plans Xmas Party Plans were' completed for a Christmas party and tureen supper when members of the Elmer Johnson Post American Legion met last Tuesday evening at the Legion home. The party will be held December 10 at the Legion home. Each member is asked to bring a covered dish and table service for the party. The group voted to donate $50 to the Legion for the use of the hall. Mrs. Dorothy Tabbert and Mrs. Helen Fox served refreshments to about 15 members. K. of P. MEETING The Knight of Pythian, will meet Monday evening, December 9, when they confer the rank of Page on two candidates. Every member is invited to attend the meeting at 8:00 p.m. at the K. of P. Hall. Howard Maegle . F2c Howard Maegle flew home Wednesday morning from California. He leaves Friday evening for Boston. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Maegle, 720 Cleveland Ave. Community Chest Drive Starts With Goal Set At 82,000 Letters were mailed out thfs week to organizations and clubs and individuals to start off the local Commun-week, seeking contributions of $2,000 which will be ity Chest drive which will run until Thursday of next divided up for six different groups. Participating in the proceeds from the drive will be, Enforcement Will Be Continued Say Mayor And Police "Strict enforcement of all traf-; cording to Conrad Zilch, chair-fic and parking ordinances inrnan. Instead, all contributions Amherst is going to continue," ! must be on a voluntary basis and Chief or Police Carl Wenrich may be made at the Lorain stated this week in, the face of County Savings and Trust Co. a few scattered reports that the; Names of contributors will be present campaign is "just to published in the columns of the make a good impression to start .News-Times, starting next week with." I Pointing out that it is his job to enforce all laws, and not interpret which ones should be enforced, Wenrich said that as long as he is in office and has the backing of village officials he intends to continue giving out tickets. If certain ordin ances should not be enforced, he said, it is up to village author)-1 ties to make the decision and not up to him. Mayor H. J. Kane reported that he and council were very well satisfied with results to date j and said that village authorities' would support Wenrich in every j way possible, in the hope that, in the near future, traffic signs' would come to be obeyed rather! than, ignored. i Wives Are Guests Of Noon-Day Club - Wives of members of the Noon Day Club were guests of the club at their regular meeting at St. Joseph's school hall at noon today (Thursday). Tentative plans were discussed for the club's annual party which will be held sometime during the holiday season. $43,000 Mailed Out! In Xmas Savings j By Local Bank j More than $45,000 was mailed out last week by the Amherst branch of the Lorain County Savings and Trust Company to members of its Christmas Sav ings Clubs. The amount is one of the larg est ever sent out locally to part icipants in Christmas Savings Clubs, according to F. J. Berger, assistant manager, and considerably more than the average clubs In other banks of comparable size. I Accounts are now being started for Savings Clubs for the 1947 Christmas season. Charges Follow Traffic Fatality Walter R. Lach, 22, who was charged with reckless driving and fined $10 last week for the collision which took place on N. Ridge Road, just east of Amherst, will be charged with manslaughter.Chief Deputy Sheriff James Elemes announced that the warrant will be sworn after a coroner's report showed that the victim, Mrs. Jennis Robimson, 75, 1323 7th Street, Lorain, died as a result of a collapsed lung. She died at St. Joseph's Hospital Friday. Mrs. Robinson was in a car driven by Peter H. Brown, 1154 8th Street, Lorain. Installation of officers of Stone City Chapter of Eastern Star will be held In Masonic Hall Thursday evening, December 12. the local Boy Scout troop, the local Girl Scout troop, the local Recreation Center, the county Center for Sightless, the national USO, and the local and national Community Chest. No house-to-house canvass has been planned for the drive, ac- Xmas Program To Be Presented Students of the first five grades will present a Christmas program for the December meeting of the Parent Teacher Association, which will be held Monday evening, at 7:30, in. the school auditorium. Miss Pandy and Miss Berger head the committee in charge, and are assisted by the other teachers. The first part of the program will consist of rhythm band selections, dialogues, action stories, and choral readings. The second part will be the Christmas Story, presented by tableaus, readings and carols. The carols will be sung by a mixed chorus of the entire group. Football Banquet' Held Wednesday Sid Gillman, coach at Miami University, was guest speaner at the football banquet last Wednesday evening, at the Amherst High School gym. , Guests at the banquet were the high school football players, coaches and their wives, senior members of the band, and the cheerleaders. The dinner was followed by dancing to Cook's orchestra. The student council is in charge of the program and the. P. T. A. served the dinner. Local People At Training Course Five members of the Congregational Church recently ; completed a six weeks' training course in Elyria, sponsored by the Council of Churches. Mrs. Fleming Brainard and Miss Vivian Bruce studied "My Beliefs in the Bible," conducted by Dr. Leath of the First Congregational Church. Mrs. Earl Cotton, and Mrs. Arthur Hammel completed "Use of the Bible with Children," under the leadership of Miss Cook, Director of Religious Education of the First Methodist Church. Mrs. Heber Ollara took "Methods," given by Dr. Stidley, professor of religious education at Oberlin College. SHOPPING WEEKS LEFT (3 ' i i Smu ...d